Blabbermouth (play)
Blabbermouth is a play by Australian playwright Mary Morris, adapted from the book of the same name by Morris Gleitzman.[1]
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| Author | Mary Morris |
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| Cover artist | Hana and Jana Hartig |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Play |
| Publisher | Currency Press |
Publication date | 1996 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-86819-421-9 |
Plot
The play concerns a young girl, Rowena, who moves to a new country town and school. Although Rowena can hear she is mute. Her widowed father has a penchant for satin cowboy shirts and embarrassing his daughter in public. This is a story about disability, friendship, fitting in, and how children and adults try to co-exist.
Original production
Blabbermouth was first produced by the Melbourne Theatre Company at The Fairfax, Victorian Arts Centre, 10 September 1993[2] with the following cast:
- DAD: Michael Bishop
- ROWENA BATTS: Doris Younane
- DARRYN/MR COSGROVE/MR FOWLER/AUCTIONEER/OFFICER/ANDY: Patrick Moffatt
- MS DUNNING/YOBBO/MRS GRANGER: Merridy Eastman
- AMANDA/YOBBO: Sally Cooper
- MRS COSGROVE/MEGAN/YOBBO: Jane Turner
- Directed by David Carlin
- Designed by Trina Parker
- Lighting by Greg Diamantis
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